BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU diplomats will start sketching out a Brexit transition offer on Wednesday that would probably let Britain stay in the single market for about two years after it leaves the bloc in March 2019, EU officials said. Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May and European Council President Donald Tusk pose before a bilateral

PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, who pulled his country out of the 2015 Paris climate change deal, is “for the time being” not invited to a climate change summit due to be held in the French capital in December, an official in President Emmanuel Macron’s office said. FILE PHOTO: Participants are seen in

EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Offices at Scotland’s devolved parliament in Edinburgh were briefly evacuated on Tuesday after suspicious packages containing white powder were found. The Scottish Parliament is reflected in a pond in Holyrood Edinburgh, Scotland March 10, 2017. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne “It’s a white powder incident, there were a couple of suspicious packages sent to a

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (Reuters) – The man who carried out one of the deadliest U.S. mass shootings was able to buy guns legally because a prior domestic violence conviction while he was in the Air Force was never put into an FBI database used in background checks, officials said. Devin Kelley, the gunman in Sunday’s

LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that his remarks about a jailed aid worker in Iran could have been clearer, after opponents said his comments might provoke the Islamic Republic to hand the dual national a longer jail term. As Prime Minister Theresa May heads towards a 2019 EU divorce

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Waymo self-driving unit is launching a ride-hailing service for the general public with no human driver behind the steering wheel and has been testing such fully self-driving cars on public roads in Arizona, Chief Executive John Krafcik said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: Waymo unveils a self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has opened a new front in its regional proxy war with Iran, threatening Tehran’s powerful ally Hezbollah and its home country Lebanon to try to regain the upper hand. A man walks past a banner in the mainly Sunni Beirut neighbourhood of Tariq al-Jadideh in Beirut, Lebanon November 6, 2017.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will testify before the House Judiciary Committee about issues facing the Justice Department on Nov. 14, the committee confirmed on Tuesday. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions makes a statement regarding national security in New York, U.S., November 2, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson The hearing will take place at

LONDON (Reuters) – Saving Metropolis and Gotham City from the clutches of super-villains might be enough pressure for the average caped crusader but the cast of the forthcoming “Justice League” film also face another equally-terrifying foe: film critics. The film is the latest installment from the DC comics stable of super-heroes – a series which,

EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Police said the Scottish parliament in Edinburgh was evacuated on Tuesday after a suspicious package was found, with a source saying a suspicious white powder had been sent to a Conservative Party lawmaker. The Scottish Parliament is reflected in a pond in Holyrood Edinburgh, Scotland March 10, 2017. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne “It’s a

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (Reuters) – The man who committed the deadliest mass shooting in Texas history was able to buy guns legally from a sporting goods store because a prior domestic violence conviction was never entered into an FBI database used in background checks, officials said. Devin Kelley, the gunman in Sunday’s massacre at a

SEOUL (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned North Korea he was prepared to use the full range of U.S. military power to stop any attack, but in a more conciliatory appeal than ever before he urged Pyongyang to “make a deal” to end the nuclear standoff. Speaking on North Korea’s doorstep during a

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Finnish network equipment maker Nokia will trial its 5G technology in South Africa in collaboration with Vodacom Group, the firms said on Tuesday, as they seek to provide faster data delivery. A branch South African mobile communications provider Vodacom in Cape Town is shown in this picture taken November 10, 2015. REUTERS/Mike

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian cross country skier Alexander Legkov says he will fight to clear his name after being sanctioned for doping at the 2014 Sochi Games and hit with a lifetime ban from the Olympics last week. FILE PHOTO: Alexander Legkov of Russia competes in the men’s 15 km free individual race at the

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Pollution in the Indian capital on Tuesday hit a dangerous level at which everyone is at risk and doctors called for the city’s half marathon this month to be canceled. A traffic policeman wearing a mask controls the traffic at a busy road on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India,

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, who sparked a political crisis on Saturday by declaring his surprise resignation in Riyadh, has traveled to the UAE, Saudi-owned media said on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri is seen at the governmental palace in Beirut, Lebanon October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir His resignation

TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares rallied to their highest in a decade on Tuesday, while oil prices gave up some of their gains having previously surged to a more than two-year peak on an anti-corruption purge by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince. FILE PHOTO: An investor looks at an electronic screen at a brokerage house in

SYDNEY (Reuters) – A 17th century map of Australia, predating British settlement, has gone on display for the first time after suffering extensive damage while purportedly housed for hundreds of years in a Swedish warehouse. A supplied image taken on July 4, 2017 shows the restored version of a rare 17th-century map, coined the “birth

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Collectors who want to own a piece of music history – Fender, Gibson and Guild guitars used by the likes of Tom Petty, Paul McCartney and Jimi Hendrix – will have to be ready to put up some serious cash next month in New York City. That is when Guernsey’s auction

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Carter Page, a former foreign policy adviser to President Donald Trump, testified to U.S. lawmakers that he met with a Russian deputy prime minister on two trips to Moscow in 2016 and consulted with senior Trump campaign staff about one visit. FILE PHOTO: One-time advisor of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump Carter Page

SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (Reuters) – A former U.S. serviceman who shot 26 worshipers to death during Sunday prayers in Texas was embroiled in a domestic dispute with his in-laws and had sent threatening text messages to his wife’s mother before the massacre, officials said Monday. The Pentagon separately disclosed that it had failed to furnish

OSAN, South Korea (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in South Korea on Tuesday, the closest he has come to the frontlines of the nuclear standoff with North Korea, on a visit that could further aggravate tensions with Pyongyang. U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania arrive in Seoul, South Korea, November 7,

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will end in January 2019 a special status given to 5,300 Nicaraguan immigrants that protects them from deportation, senior Trump administration officials said on Monday. A U.S. flag flutters over top of the skyline of New York (R) and Jersey City (L), as seen from Bayonne, New Jersey, August

LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May’s government said it would submit legislation to parliament on Tuesday needed to let Britain pursue an independent trade policy once it leaves the European Union. Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May speaks at the Conferederation of British Industry’s annual conference in London, Britain, November 6, 2017. REUTERS/Mary Turner The

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups will exercise together in the Western Pacific in the coming days in a rare show of force as President Donald Trump visits Asia with warnings about the nuclear threat from North Korea, U.S. officials say. The USS Nimitz, USS Kitty Hawk and USS John C. Stennis

(Reuters) – Two children, backed by the Clean Air Council environmental group, sued U.S. President Donald Trump and two of his Cabinet members on Monday to try to stop them from scrapping a package of pollution-reduction rules known as the Clean Power Plan. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hosts an official dinner for U.S. President

(Reuters) – U.S. stocks climbed to record highs on Monday, helped by optimism about merger activity and as investors bet that a Republican plan to cut corporate taxes would bolster earnings. Qualcomm (QCOM.O) rose 1.15 percent after Broadcom (AVGO.O) offered to buy the smartphone chip supplier for $103 billion in what could be the biggest-ever

(Reuters) – The Philadelphia Eagles were dismissed as long shots when the National Football League season began two months ago but they have taken the league by storm to emerge as serious Super Bowl contenders. Nov 5, 2017; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz (11) celebrates his 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May and other party leaders agreed on Monday to introduce new safeguards for those working in parliament to try to contain a growing sexual harassment scandal. FILE PHOTO – Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May speaks at the Conferederation of British Industry’s annual conference in London, Britain, November 6,